Event 24: Melad Marji Leads the Final Three Players at the Break

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 52

Melad Marji
Melad Marji

The players returned from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the payouts:

Seat 1.  Dom Mosley  –  1,850,000  (31 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Duek  –  1,085,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Melad Marji  –  2,265,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $443,118
2nd:  $295,412
3rd:  $179,816

4th:  Isaac Kempton  –  $122,018
5th:  Lev Zerkal  –  $83,486
6th:  Matthew Wantman  –  $64,220
7th:  Jordan Semel  –  $51,376
8th:  David Coleman  –  $44,954

Event 24: Isaac Kempton – 4th Place ($122,018)

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 52

Isaac Kempton
Isaac Kempton

Melad Marji raised from the button to 125,000, Isaac Kempton reraised from the small blind to 425,000 (leaving himself just 125K behind), and Marji tanked for a while before he called.

As the dealer pulled in the preflop bets, Kempton looked at Marji and said, “Good luck.”

The flop came Jc10s8d, Kempton quickly moved all in for 125,000, and Marji called.

Melad Marji:  QhJd9h6c  (queen-high straight)
Isaac Kempton:  KdKc10h2h  (pair of kings)

The turn card was the 6h, the river card was the 5c, and Marji won the pot with his straight to eliminate Kempton in fourth place.

Melad Marji  –  2,350,000  (47 bb)
Isaac Kempton  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($122,018)

With three players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,735,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $179,816 each.

Event 24: Michael Duek Leads the Final Four Players at the Break

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 52

The players returned from break to begin Level 20, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table prizepool:

Seat 1.  Dom Mosley  –  1,575,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Duek  –  1,610,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Melad Marji  –  1,165,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Isaac Kempton  –  850,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $443,118
2nd:  $295,412
3rd:  $179,816
4th:  $122,018

5th:  Lev Zerkal  –  $83,486
6th:  Matthew Wantman  –  $64,220
7th:  Jordan Semel  –  $51,376
8th:  David Coleman  –  $44,954

Event 24: Michael Duek Doubles Thru Isaac Kempton

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 52

Michael Duek
Michael Duek

Melad Marji raised from UTG/cutoff to 140,000, Isaac Kempton reraised from the button to 450,000, and Michael Duek moved all in from the big blind for 720,000. Marji folded, and Kempton called.

Isaac Kempton:  QsQd9d7s
Michael Duek:  AsAcQh5s

The board came KhJc7hKs3c, and the aces held up for Duek to win the pot and double up in chips.

Michael Duek  –  1,640,000  (41 bb)
Isaac Kempton  –  750,000  (19 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,300,000 (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $122,018 each.

Event 24: Isaac Kempton Doubles Thru Dom Mosley

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 52

Isaac Kempton
Isaac Kempton

Dom Mosley (UTG/cutoff) and Isaac Kempton (big blind) put in 100,000 each to see a flop of Ks9s3s, and both players checked.

The turn card paired the board with the Kc, Kempton bet 175,000, and Mosley called.

The river card double-paired the board with the 3h, and Kempton moved all in for 440,000. Mosley asked for an exact count and tanked for a very long time before he called.

Dom Mosley:  [AxKhJs4h]  (trip kings, possible flush)
Isaac Kempton:  [9c9d6d4d]  (full house)

Kempton turned over a full house, nines full of kings, to win the pot, and Mosley flashed his cards before tossing them into the muck.

Isaac Kempton  –  1,490,000  (37 bb)
Dom Mosley  –  1,815,000  (45 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,300,000 (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $122,018 each.

Event 24: Lev Zerkal – 5th Place ($83,486)

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 52

Lev Zerkal

In the very next hand after Matthew Wantman was eliminated in sixth place (no small blind this hand), Lev Zerkal (UTG) and Isaac Kempton (big blind) saw a flop of 10h10c9s.

Zerkal got it all in for about 190,000 after the flop, and they turned over their cards.

Isaac Kempton:  KdQdJh5h  (wrap straight draw)
Lev Zerkal:  Jc9d5d5c  (two pair, tens and nines)

The turn card was the 8d, the river card was the 3h, and Kempton turned a queen-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Zerkal in fifth place.

Isaac Kempton  –  1,350,000  (34 bb)
Lev Zerkal  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($83,486)

With four players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,300,000 (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $122,018 each.

Event 24: Matthew Wantman – 6th Place ($64,220)

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 52

Matt Wantman

Michael Duek raised from the button to 115,000, Matthew Wantman moved all in from the big blind for about 225,000, and Duek called.

Michael Duek:  AhKh5h2c
Matthew Wantman:  AsQd9s4d

The board came 7c2s2d6d2h — Duek flopped trip deuces and Wantman turned a diamond flush draw, but Duek rivered quad deuces to win the pot and eliminate Wantman in sixth place.

Michael Duek  –  1,090,000  (27 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($64,220)

With five players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,040,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $83,486 each.

Event 24: Jordan Semel – 7th Place ($51,376)

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 52

Jordan Semel

Jordan Semel raised from the button to 140,000, Dom Mosley reraised from the big blind, and Semel called all in for about 220,000.

Dom Mosley:  KcKd7d6d
Jordan Semel:  AsAhKh3s

Semel was ahead preflop with double-suited aces, but the board came 10d6h4dJdQh. Mosley turned a king-high diamond flush to win the pot and eliminate Semel in seventh place.

Dom Mosley  –  1,785,000  (45 bb)
Jordan Semel  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($51,376)

With six players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 865,000 (22 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $64,220 each.

Event 24: Isaac Kempton Doubles Thru Lev Zerkal

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 52

Isaac Kempton

Lev Zerkal raised UTG+1 to 100,000, and Isaac Kempton called from the big blind.

The flop came AcQh6h, Kempton checked, Zerkal bet 80,000, and Kempton thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the 4c, and Kempton moved all in for 315,000. Zerkal asked for an exact count and thought for a while before he called.

Lev Zerkal:  KsQcJc5s  (pair of queens, flush draw, gutshot straight draw)
Isaac Kempton:  KcQs6c4s  (two pair, higher flush draw)

The river card was the 10c, and Kempton won the pot with a king-high flush to double up in chips.

Isaac Kempton  –  1,050,000  (26 bb)
Lev Zerkal  –  440,000  (11 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 745,000 (19 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $51,376 each.

Event 24: David Coleman – 8th Place ($44,954)

$25,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 52

David Coleman
David Coleman

Dom Mosley raised from the cutoff to 100,000, David Coleman reraised from the big blind to 320,000, and Mosley tanked for a while before he called.

The flop came 6s6c4d, Coleman moved all in for 110,000, and Mosley called.

Dom Mosley:  KsKd7h4d  (pair of kings)
David Coleman:  AdQdJc9h  (ace high)

The turn card was the Jd, the river card was the 4h, and Mosley won the pot with trip fours to eliminate Coleman in eighth place.

Dom Mosley  –  1,585,000  (40 bb)
David Coleman  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($44,954)

With seven players remaining from a field of 52 entries, the average chip stack is around 745,000 (19 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $51,376 each.